Cup dispenser



R. BARES CUP DISPENSER Dec. 8, 1936.

Filed June 5, 1935 Patented Dec. 8, 1936 pas? ears sie CUP DISPENSER Rudolph Bares, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Dixie Vortex Company, a corporation of Delaware Application .lune 5, 1933,v Serial No. 674,354

2 Claims.

This invention relates to dispensers and more particularly to a dispenser for nested paper cups.

An object of this invention is to provide -a dispenser which is of simple construction and which may be very economically manufactured on a production basis.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved base for a dispenser for nested paper cups.

In accordance with the general features of this invention there is provided a dispenser for nested paper cups in which the base consists of concentric sleeves, the inner if which has zones of interiorly projecting lugs for supporting the cups and the outer sleeve of Vwhich is hollow and split for contraction into tight cooperation with the former.

Another feature of the invention relates to the manner in which the outer concentric sleeve of the base is interlocked with the inner sleeve.

Still another feature of the invention relates to the manner in which the Zones of lugs for supporting the cups are formed in the base of the dispenser.

Other objects and features of this invention will more fully appear from the following det-ailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which p Figure l is a side View of a dispenser embodyn ing the features of this invention and showing it attached to a support;

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on` substantially the line-II-II of Figure l looking downwardly;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line III- III of Figure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line IV-IV of Figure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows and showing the manner in Which cups are supported by the upper zone of lugs inside of the base of the dispenser.

4 The reference character II) designates generally the dispenser base, the upper part of which is telescoped by a glass cover II having its lower end provided with an outer metallic ring I2. This ring I2 has a laterally projecting pin I3 (Fig. 3)

adapted to extend into a corresponding slot 24 in a part of the base I0 to provide a bayonet pin and slot connection between the glass cover I I and the base Ill. The glass cover I I is adapted to be removed from the base by turning it to disengage the bayonet slot and pin connection (Cl. kB12-43) whereby the cover may thereafter be raised from the support to enable a fresh charge of nested paper cups, such as the cups I5, to be dispose-d in the dispenser. It will of course be evident that while I have illustrated the cup i5 as being of the flat bottom paper type, the invention is not to be thus limited but only insofar as dened by the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

The base II) comprises two concentric sleeves ITI and i8 which may be made of any suitable material such, for example, as metallic sheet. The innermost ring or sleeve Il" has formed integral with it inwardly extending zones of lugs comprising an upper Zone of lugs I9 and a lower zone of lugs 2G. Each of these lugs comprises a portion of the sleeve I'I pressed inwardly into the form of a tooth having converging upper and lower tapered sides. The upper zone of lugs or teeth I9 are adapted to be disposed under the top bead of the lowermost cup I5 for the purp pose of supporting the stack of nested cups in the 0 dispenser. rlihe purpose of the lower zone of lugs or teeth 2l] is to prevent the accidental withdrawal of more than one cup at a time. Ihat is to say, in the event that more than one cup is pulled downwardly past the upper Zone of lugs I9 at a time, the lowermost Zone of teeth or lugs will act to prevent more than one of the cups thus withdrawn from being pulled out of the base of the dispenser.

The upper end of the innermost sleeve or ring I'I has formed integral with it an enlarged ringlike flange 23 which is adapted to be telescoped by the lower end of the glass cover il, so that the pin I3 may be disposed in a bayonet slot 2&1 formed in the flange 23. In other words, the metallic sleeve I2 on the lower end of the glass cover II is locked to the ring like enlarged portion or flange 23 of the inner ring il of the base I0 by means of a pin I3 formed inte-gral with the sleeve I2 and adapted to project into a corresponding bayonet slot 2d in the annular flange 23. Rotation of the cover with respect to the base I0 will of course thereafter cause the pin to move along the bayonet slot` and lock the cover to the base in a manner well-known to those famili-ar with this dispenser art.

The lower end of the inner sleeve or ring Il has secured to it three laterally projecting spaced lulgs 25, 26 and 2l as best shown in Figure 2. These lugs are adapted to rest on an inturned ange 28 formed integral with the lower end of the outer sleeve I8 as best shown in Figures 2 and 3. It will be noted that these equi-distantly spaced lugs 25, 26 and 2l are secured to the top of an annular ange 30 secured to the outer surface of the lower end of the inner ring or sleeve I1. This flange 30 is adapted to be disposed in the same plane as the ange 28 on the outer ring when the two rings are in proper telescoping relation. Thus there is provided at the bottom of the base a means in the form of the flange 30 for closing the lower end of hollow outer sleeve I8 as best shown in Figures 3 and 4. The lugs 25, 26 and 21 serve to support and properly position the innermost telescoping sleeve or ring I1 with respect to the outer ring I8 of the base IU.

The upper end of the outer ring I8 is also provided with an inturned flange 3|, the innermost edge of which contacts the enlargement or flange 23 on the inner sleeve I1. This ilange 3| thus constitutes a closure for the upper end of the hollow sleeve I8.

It should also be noted that the sleeve or ring I8 is split as indicated at 33 in Figure 2 whereby this ring may be contracted and expanded with referencev to the innermost sleeve I1.

The opposite ends of the split ring I8 have secured to them clamping plates 34 and 35 adapted to be drawn toward each other by bolts 36. Welded to the plate 35 is mounting bracket 40 for the dispenser. This bracket 40 is adapted to be slid downwardly in a bracket 4I secured to a wall. In order to prevent the dispenser from being accidentally upwardly displaced from the supporting bracket 4I, the bracket 40 may be secured to the bracket 4I by a removable dowel pin 62 as best shown in Figure 1. This pin may be pulled out of the bracket when it is desired to remove the dispenser from the wall.

It should be noted that the bracket 40, while being secured to the plate 35, also overlaps the plate 34 as well as the gap between the plates as best shown in Figure 2. It is adapted also to be secured to the plate 34 by a screw I6.

Now, in order to properly align the two telescoping sleeves I1 and I8, the lug 21 (Figs. 2 and 3) is provided with a depressed portion 5D adapted to seat in a slot 5I located in the flange 28 of sleeve I8 at the gap 33.

In assembling the base the inner sleeve I1 is disposed inside of the sleeve I8 and is then rotated until the depressed portion 50 on the lug 21 is brought into register with the slot 5I in the ilange 28 of the ring i8. Thereafter, this depressed portion is pressed down into the slot 5I to bring the flange 30 on the sleeve I1 into the same plane as the ange 28 on the outer sleeve I8 (Fig. 3). The ends of the split sleeve I8 are then drawn toward each other by tightening the bolts 36. Needless to say, this tightening operation causes the outer sleeve I8 to be tightly bound to the inner sleeve I1 with the flanges 30 and 28 in proper alignment.

The advantage of this two-piece base structure resides in the fact that the outer ring may be given one finish or color and the inner ring may be given another. For example, the outer ring I8 may be given a high lustrous or chromium plated finish, whereas the inner sleeve I1 may be enameled a suitable color to afford a contrast between the two sleeves. The sleeves may be made up in advance in different finishes and colors and may be assembled when desired to provide the color effects desired by a given customer.

Attention is also directed to the fact that the advantage of having the lugs I9 and 20 tapered on both sides is to enable cups to not only be dispensed downwardly through the Zones of lugs, but also to be inserted upwardly through the zones of lugs to rell the dispenser. Of course, cups may also be introduced into the dispenser by removing the cover I I as previously described.

Now I desire it understood that while I have illustrated and described in detail the preferred embodiment of this invention, the invention is not to be thus limited, but only insofar as defined by the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention;

1. In a dispenser for nested cups, a base comprising spaced concentric sleeves, the inner sleeve having a plurality of widely spaced inwardly projecting lugs in the same plane for supporting the cups, another set of similarly disposed lugs spaced below the irst set, the outer sleeve being hollow and split for tight cooperation with the inner sleeve, and formations on said sleeves to cover the space between said sleeves.

2. In a dispenser for nested cups, a base comprising spaced concentric sleeves, the inner sleeve having spaced separate zones of cup supporting means, each zone including spaced inwardly projecting lugs, and the outer of said sleeves being split and clampable about the inner sleeve to support the dispenser, said outer sleeve having spaced separate ends shaped for engagement with a supporting element, and means associated with said ends to clamp said outer sleeve about the inner sleeve said sleeves including means for concealing the space between them.

RUDOLPH BARES. 

